Amy Johnson Crow, on her blog No Story Too Small, has challenged her fellow bloggers to post 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. This is week thirty-nine, in my attempt to catch up before the end of the year!
My great-great-great grandmother, Sarah Neil, daughter of William and (unknown) Neil was born in Ontario in about 1831.
Sometime between 1851 and 1852, Sarah married William Davey.
The 1861 census shows William (33) and Sarah (31) in Chinguacousy, Ontario. Also at home were James (7), William (5), Samuel (3), and Elizabeth (1).
The 1871 census finds the family in Orangeville, Ontario. William (45), Sarah (40), along with James (17), Edward (15), Samuel (13), Elizabeth (11), Catherine (7), and Andrew (4).
The 1881 census shows William (52) and Sarah (41) still in Orangeville. Elizabeth (20), Catherine (18), Artimissy (15) and Andrew (14) are with them.
The 1891 census finds William (65) and Sarah (60) in Orangeville. Living with them is son Andrew (23), daughter Elizabeth Williams (32) and her daughter Ada Williams (10 months), as well as grandson Edward McKenna (9). This census suggests that though both of Sarah’s parents were born in Ireland, she was born in Ontario.
William died at 70 years of age on September 20, 1896 in Orangeville, Ontario.
By 1901, Sarah (60) is living with her daughter Elizabeth Williams and Elizabeth’s two children Ada (10) and William (4).
In 1911, Sarah (80) is living with her son Andrew (44) and his wife Edith (36), along with their children Charles (9), Norman (6) and Gordon (4).
Sarah died at 88 years of age on February 19, 1918 in Orangeville, Ontario. She had been living at 1054 Dufferin St, with her son Andrew. She had chronic endocarditis but the death registration suggests she died of acute myocarditis.
